Chicken à la King

Every family has its own version of Chicken à la King. This is my family's recipe. The exact history of this recipe is unclear, but one claim is that it was created in the 1880s by chef Charles Ranhofer of Delmonico’s (New York City) who named it after Olympic gold medalist polo player and tennis star, Foxhall Parker Keene. That seems plausible as it was a mainstay on Delmonico's menu. And it was first mentioned in the New York Times in 1893, and the actual recipe was then published in the Times in 1900 and 1905, which helped to propel it as one of the most popular recipes of the 20th century.